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1911. NEW ZEALAND.

GOLDFIELDS AND MINES COMMITTEE (REPORTS OF THE). (Mr. POLAND, Chairman.)

Brought up and ordered to be printed.

ORDERS OF REFERENCE. Extracts from the Journals of the House of Representatives. Friday, the 4th Day op August, 1910. Ordered, " That a Goldfields and Mines Committee be appointed, consisting of ten members, to whom shall be referred all matters relating to mining and all Bills relating to mines ; with power to call for persons and papers; three to be a quorum : the Committee to consist of Mr. Anderson, Mr. Colvin, Mr. J. Duncan, Mr. Greenslade, Mr. Poland. Mr. Scott, Mr. Seddon, Mr. E. H. Taylor, Mr. J. C. Thomson, and the mover."—(Hon. Mr. R. McKenzie.) I* l< IDA V, THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1911. Ordered, " That tho petition of T. T. Lohmann be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."— (Mr. Seddon.) Tuesday, the 10th Day of October, 1911. Ordered, " That the petition of A. Mackay bo referred direct to tho Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Mr. Glover.) Wednesday, the 11th Day of October. 1911. Ordered, " That the petition of Thomas Johnson and another be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Com-mittee-."—(Mr. Poland.) Friday, the 13th Day of October, 1911. Ordered, " That the petition of J. Wesley be referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."—(Mr. Colvin.) Tuesday, the 17th Day of October, 1911. Ordered, " That the petition of D. Dun and others bo referred direct to the Goldfields and Mines Committee."— (Mr. Anderson.)

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No. Petitioner. Page. No. Petitioner. No. Pago. 792 Anderson, D., and others 2 103 Johansen, August 294 Johnson, Thomas, and another 8 f> 239 Bayfeild, Arthur D'Oyly 3 279 Lohmann, T. T. 4 Chairman, thanks to the Clerk, recess employment for the Coal-mines Amendment Bill 6 6 2 286 Mackay, Alexander 105 Mathews, John 119 MeKonna, Laura 245 Meatos, William Mining Amendment Bill Mining Regulations 88 Muir, J. Patterson f> 3 8 4 4 4 4 5 275 311 Dillon, John Dixon, Peter Dun, David, and others 2 5 6 161 50 272 Franklin, T. J. Fairhall, R., and others Fraser, S. E., and others ■ ■ 2 2 5 Regulations, Gold-miners' Relief Fund 39 Robinson, Lilian Blanche 100 Routhan, George 104 Routhlan, William 4 2 4 3 796 251 102 Greenville, W. H., and others . . Grubb, George Gambrazzi, Elizabeth ■ ■ 2 5 3 794 Sawyer, A. W., and others 147 Stewart, S. .. 2 8 124 163 Hamilton, P... .. Uosie, James 3 3 246 Walsh, Emma, and another 9 Waters, Georgo 309 Wesley, John S 3 6